Visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum in Thailand

Pasri Maharom; Suradej Siripattanapipong; Mathirut Mungthin; Tawee Naaglor; Runjuan Sukkawee; Ruchapan Pudkorn; Wantanee Wattana; Darawan Wanachiwanawin; Darin Areechokchai; Saovanee Leelayoova

Visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum in Thailand

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2008 Nov;39(6):988-90.

Authors

Pasri Maharom¹, Suradej Siripattanapipong, Mathirut Mungthin, Tawee Naaglor, Runjuan Sukkawee, Ruchapan Pudkorn, Wantanee Wattana, Darawan Wanachiwanawin, Darin Areechokchai, Saovanee Leelayoova

Affiliation

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Somdejprapinklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.

PMID: 19062685

Abstract

Thailand is considered as a non-endemic area for leishmaniasis. We report the first case of visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum in a Thai man living in Bangkok.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
Animals
Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use
Genes, Protozoan
Humans
Leishmania infantum*
Leishmaniasis, Visceral / diagnosis*
Leishmaniasis, Visceral / drug therapy
Leishmaniasis, Visceral / genetics
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Thailand

Substances

Antiprotozoal Agents
Amphotericin B